Is "it" my head, or my hat?

[Naphtali]

My hat size being 7-1/8, all my fedoras fit nicely and remain comfortable regardless how long they are worn. I have also an elderly Stratton Campaign hat size 7-1/8. When I first began wearing it at the local gun range, it fit when I put it on. But within 30 minutes it became uncomfortably tight. I used my hat stretcher. Although I don't know its current size, when I put it on now, it is loose. Within 15 minutes it becomes a comfortable fit and remains comfortable throughout an afternoon.

I do not understand why fedoras do not appear to become smaller (or my head becomes larger??) while the fur felt Campaign hat does. What is really happening and why?

 

[soFlaNative]

Something to do with fiber felt vs. fur?
I have an Akubra rabbit felt hat that seems to change sizes
slightly according to the temperature.

 

[Longhorn1986]

I have found that different hat companies have different shapes. I can't wear Stetsons because they are too round, but I can wear Resistols all day long because of their "long oval" shape.

 

[Tom S.]

Maybe you're getting a big head from shooting small groups?

 

[pawngal]

I have found that different hat companies have different shapes. I can't wear Stetsons because they are too round, but I can wear Resistols all day long because of their "long oval" shape.

Stetson used to make "long oval" but they stopped And yes, Resistols are more oval.

 

[SAFireman]

I know that my straw hats will shrink with heat/sunlight. My good felt hats do not seem to change much. They all droop when soaked too.

 

[Inusuit]

Check with your buddies. This may be the best practical joke I've heard of. Back in the 1960s, I worked in a men's store in a small town in Colorado. One of our local pols got elected to his first term in the State Legislature and came to our shop to buy a brand new Stetson Open Road with his initials embossed in the sweat band. Within a couple days, his pool hall buddies came in and bought two more SORs with his initials in the band. One a size smaller, one a size larger. A confederate in the State House would switch the hats around every three or four days. The pol came in to complain. My boss had trouble keeping a straight face.

 

[model70hunter]

Mom's cousin owned 8 or 10 gas stations and was an onery cuss.

His neighbor bought a new Impala.

Every night Cuz had his boys go over and add a couple of gallons of gas to the neighbors new Impala. This went on for a while, the guy was blowing how his car got 30 MPG. This was back in the day late 70's where a big car was lucky to get 12 MPG.

Then they started siphoning out a few gallons every day. The guy ended up really ticked. He took his car back to the dealer, said he was going to sue the dealer for a new one.

They fessed up to their"joke". Gave him a free tank of gas and went on being neighbors. Later he thought it was funny. Me? I would have bought my own battery powered siphoning set and started taking gas out of Cuz's Caddy.